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Who I am, what I write about, and how to get in touch.

2 min readJun 7, 2021

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The Taoist Online

How to Think More About Death (and Fear It Less)

If the thought of death seems terrifying, we might simply be thinking about it in the wrong way

9 min readJan 26, 2024

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Wise & Well

How to Successfully Navigate Holiday Loneliness

The key to a more connected holiday season isn’t to banish loneliness but to embrace it

7 min readDec 19, 2023

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How to Successfully Navigate Holiday Loneliness

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Books Are Our Superpower

How a Book on Negative Thinking Made Me 20% Happier

Three counter-intuitive techniques from ‘The Antidote’ by Oliver Burkeman to foster a different kind of happiness

15 min readDec 18, 2023

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The Taoist Online

From Aloneness to Loneliness to Solitude

What I learned from the (non-)loneliness of going to the cinema alone

4 min readDec 5, 2023

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Wise & Well

Why Loneliness Isn’t Your Fault: On Genes, Alienation, and Hope

A deep dive into the overlooked factors causing loneliness — and what they can teach us about human connections

16 min readNov 6, 2023

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Books Are Our Superpower

I Quit Social Media Thanks to This Book

Five hard-learned lessons for more intentionality and fewer distractions from ‘Digital Minimalism’ by Cal Newport.

17 min readOct 29, 2023

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The Taoist Online

An Absurd Approach to Find More Meaning in Life

Purpose doesn’t come from reflection but from immersion.

5 min readOct 21, 2023

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Wise & Well

How to Actually Know You’re Lonely

An evidence-based guideline to evaluate your (hidden) feelings of loneliness

12 min readOct 11, 2023

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Mind Cafe

A Non-Minimalist Guide to Curbing Impulse Purchases

Three rules for taming impulsive buying that are better than “delay the purchase.”

9 min readSep 26, 2023

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Stephan Joppich

Stephan Joppich

Engineer turned philosophy student • I write about loneliness, minimalism, and books that changed my life • More food for thought → stephanjoppich.com

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